Corporate America vs. Big Government

It has become a popular pastime for corporate America and its paid lackeys to rail against the evils of big government in order to undermine its efficiency, its regulations and policies they detest.

The United States is a vast and complex society, with the largest economy in the world. It is absurd to demand that it should be run like a corner mom-and-pop store, or a chain of pizza parlors, or even a Bain-type investment firm.

Large government agencies are needed to facilitate the strength of our infrastructure, regulate our commerce, protect our environment and our nation's security. The growth of government is necessary to keep pace with the demands of a modern society.

Big government is not the problem. Inept government spurred by right-wing lobbyists and ideologues like Grover Norquist and his ilk stymie the progress of government.

There are some on the insane right-wing fringe who would dismantle government, privatize public education and return this nation to the days of unbridled capitalism and every-man-for-himself.

We need a government to ensure the progress of all Americans and to protect us from the corporate predators who would steal our dreams.